https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Norwegian film star and director Liv Ullmann has come out against the #metoo movement, complaining that the campaign ignores the widespread rape of women in African countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20180816/norway-film-legend-attacks-metoo-movement Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:30:19 +0200 norway-film-legend-attacks-metoo-movement Norway handball star Nora Mørk has agreed to return to the national team after a scandal in which intimate photos of her were circulated by the men's squad. https://www.thelocal.no/20180301/norway-handball-star-returns-after-intimate-photo-row Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:53:45 +0100 norway-handball-star-returns-after-intimate-photo-row A recent survey of public servants with Hordaland's county council found that 24 employees said they had suffered sexual discrimination at work. Meanwhile, the Progress Party has confirmed reports against a representative with its youth wing. https://www.thelocal.no/20180216/metoo-continues-apace-in-norway-with-reports-of-municipality-progress-party-cases Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:08:37 +0100 metoo-continues-apace-in-norway-with-reports-of-municipality-progress-party-cases Over 100 cases of sexual harassment in some way connected to the #MeToo movement are known to have been reported and registered at Norwegian colleges and universities. https://www.thelocal.no/20180215/metoo-over-100-complaints-made-at-norwegian-colleges-and-universities Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:52:01 +0100 metoo-over-100-complaints-made-at-norwegian-colleges-and-universities Trond Giske, the former deputy leader of Norway's opposition Labour party, is reportedly able to return to parliament following an absence after allegations of sexual harassment were made against him. https://www.thelocal.no/20180207/former-labour-deputy-leader-can-return-to-parliament-after-scandal Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:36:39 +0100 former-labour-deputy-leader-can-return-to-parliament-after-scandal Three women who came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against former Labour Party deputy leader Trond Giske have criticised the media in the Scandinavian country for its role in the issue. https://www.thelocal.no/20180129/metoo-norway-harassment-whistleblowers-criticise-media-over-treatment Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:32:43 +0100 metoo-norway-harassment-whistleblowers-criticise-media-over-treatment Police in Norway are to look into a complaint made against Kristian Tonning Riise, the former leader of the Young Conservatives. https://www.thelocal.no/20180124/norway-police-to-look-at-allegations-against-former-conservative-youth-leader Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:01:46 +0100 norway-police-to-look-at-allegations-against-former-conservative-youth-leader Kristian Tonning Riise, the former leader of the youth wing of Norway's Conservative party, has rejected a newspaper story claiming he had non-consensual sex with an intoxicated 16-year-old. https://www.thelocal.no/20180122/norwegian-youth-politician-denies-rape-allegation Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:41:08 +0100 norwegian-youth-politician-denies-rape-allegation Jonas Gahr Støre, leader of the Norwegian Labour party, says that alcohol will no longer be supplied at events for members of the political group. https://www.thelocal.no/20180112/we-dont-pay-for-alcohol-any-more-labour-leader-after-harassment-scandal Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:04:35 +0100 we-dont-pay-for-alcohol-any-more-labour-leader-after-harassment-scandal Former Norwegian minister Trond Giske, a deputy leader of the Labour party, announced his resignation on Sunday after accusations that he sexually harassed young women. https://www.thelocal.no/20180108/norway-labour-party-deputy-leader-resigns-amid-sex-claims Mon, 08 Jan 2018 10:24:44 +0100 norway-labour-party-deputy-leader-resigns-amid-sex-claims Norway’s opposition Labour party has suspended deputy leader Trond Giske over accusations of inappropriate conduct. https://www.thelocal.no/20180103/deputy-leader-suspended-as-norway-opposition-crisis-continues Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:28:11 +0100 deputy-leader-suspended-as-norway-opposition-crisis-continues Members of Norway’s main opposition party Labour have called for deputy leader Trond Giske to step down over inappropriate behaviour. https://www.thelocal.no/20171222/labour-figures-demand-deputy-leaders-resignation-after-new-harassment-accusations Fri, 22 Dec 2017 19:57:27 +0100 labour-figures-demand-deputy-leaders-resignation-after-new-harassment-accusations Politicians from across Norway’s political spectrum have come together in an initiative against increasing online hate speech. https://www.thelocal.no/20171220/oslo-politicians-start-campaign-against-online-hate Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:43:36 +0100 oslo-politicians-start-campaign-against-online-hate An investigation into sexual harassment in Norway’s media industry has revealed that 178 people said they have experienced sexual harassment within the last six months. https://www.thelocal.no/20171215/178-people-in-norways-media-industry-experienced-sexual-harassment-report Fri, 15 Dec 2017 19:05:50 +0100 178-people-in-norways-media-industry-experienced-sexual-harassment-report Former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland has said she was sexually harassed when she was a young doctor. https://www.thelocal.no/20171124/i-was-sexually-harassed-former-norwegian-pm-brundtland Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:16:10 +0100 i-was-sexually-harassed-former-norwegian-pm-brundtland A thousand and one artists in Norway, considered one of the world's most gender-equal countries, have denounced rape, assault and harassment in manifestos published by the Norwegian media on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20171123/1000-norwegian-artists-denounce-sexual-harassment Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:52:36 +0100 1000-norwegian-artists-denounce-sexual-harassment The Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association (Mediebedriftenes Landsforening, MBL) has announced it will report on incidents of sexual harassment in the country’s media industry. https://www.thelocal.no/20171024/sexual-harassment-in-norways-media-industry-to-be-investigated Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:51:56 +0200 sexual-harassment-in-norways-media-industry-to-be-investigated